Who am I?, the artist asks. And he devotes his whole life to finding out.

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"The choreographic process is exhausting. It happens on one’s feet after hours of work, and the energy required is roughly the equivalent of writing a novel and winning a tennis match simultaneously."

- Agnes de Mille

Hard Work

"Toe dancing is a dandy attention getter, second only to screaming."

- Agnes de Mille

Creativity

"The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie."

- Agnes de Mille

Connection to Earth

"The truest expression of a people is in its dance and its music. Bodies never lie."

- Agnes de Mille

Connection to Earth

"The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie."

- Agnes de Mille

Connection to Earth

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"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."

- Beauty and the Beast

Personal Growth

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

- Paulo Coelho

Personal Growth

"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."

- Clayton M. Christensen

Personal Growth

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."

- Arianna Huffington

Personal Growth

"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."

- Mark Twain

Personal Growth